Program Set On Breast Cancer Prevention, Detection

September 22, 2004|By Staff Reports

Experts from the University of Connecticut Health Center will discuss advances in breast cancer detection and prevention at a free program Saturday at Scovill's Garden Center, 18 Hillside Road, Cromwell.

Dr. Kristen Zarfos, a surgeon and breast cancer specialist, will discuss early detection at 11 a.m. At noon, Dr. Carolyn D. Runowicz, director of the health center's comprehensive cancer center and author of the new book ``The Answer to Cancer,'' will discuss prevention.

The event, which begins with a reception at 10 a.m., also will feature a raffle and prizes to help raise funds to reprint ``The Breast Cancer Resource Guide of Connecticut.'' The resource guide, which was first published in 2003 and distributed for free, is also available online at http://breastcancer.uchc.edu.